DueDate:May10,2016
Directions:
Usingyourresearch,determine(find)vocabularywordsthatpeoplewouldneedto
understandinordertolearnaboutyourtopic.Afteryouhavefoundthesewords,followthese
steps:
1) Writethewordinthelefthandcolumn
2) Findapictureonlineofyourvocabularyword
3) Createadefinitionfortheword,INYOUROWNWORDS!
Example:
HIghlightedinyellowisaddedinformation
Phalanx
Inbattle,Greeksoldierswouldcreatea
phalanxbyhavingalargenumberof
soldiersmakearectangle.Greek
soldiersoftenuseddoryspearsand
shieldsinthisformationtostop
attackers.
Yourworkgoeshere:
VocabularyWord
PictureofVocabularyword
trenches
Definition(YOUROWNWORDS
TheEgyptiansusedlongthinditchesto
buildtheirpyramids.
Thisconnectstoour
topicbecauseweresearchedabout
pyramidsandtrencheswereusedto
buildthem.
Earthenware
TheEgyptiansusedpotterytostore
grainsandfooditemsandtoholdwater.
Thisconnectstoourtopicbecause
furnitureandpotteryresearchwillhelp
usdesignahotellobbybasedonancient
egypt.
Sustenance
Tokeepsomeoneorsomethingin
continuationoftheworld.Thisrelatedto
EgyptbecauseEgyptianshadbeliefs
abouttheafterlifeandtheybelievedthat
thedeadneededtonegotiateadealin
theunderworld.Ifthedealwas
successful,theyrerequiredtoprovide
eternalsustenancefortheirspirit.
Astronomy
Sciencethatinvolves,space,stars,and
planetsisallastudyofsciencecalled
Astronomy.ThisconnectstoEgypt
becausetheywouldusethestarstobe
alignedthepointofthepyramidthat
allowedthepharaohtogototheafterlife.
Itwassuperimportantforthepyramids
tobelocatedunderthestars,
innovators
TheEgyptianswereinnovatorsthey
cameupwithnewideasandproductsto
helpthemlivebetterandeasier.For
instance,theyinventedboatstoget
acrossthesea.
monuments
Theegyptiansbuiltstatuestohonor
Pharaohorgodsandgoddesses.
Theyalsobuiltpyramidsastombsfor
pharaohsandtotalktothegodsand
goddesses.
archaeologists
Someonethatstudieshumanhistory
throughdiscoveryandexplorationof
remains,structuresandwritings.The
Egyptianswerearchaeologistsinorder
tobuildpyramids.
Mummification
TheEgyptianshadaprocesstopreserve
deadbodiesforafterlife.Theywould
takeouttheorgansofthepersonand
thentheywouldwraptoiletpaperaround
thebody.
Polytheistic
Theyancientegyptianswerepolytheistic
whichmeanttheybelievedinmanygods
becausetheyweretheonesthat
controlledtheenvironmentaroundthem..
Thisconnectstoourtopicbecause
believinginmanygodswasanother
reasonwhytheancientegyptiansbuilt
pyramids.
BaandKa
Theancientegyptiansbelievedina
humansoulwasmadeupoffiveparts:
theRen,the
Ba
,the
Ka
,theSheut,and
theIb.Also,theybelievedthatwhena
persondiestheirsoulmightsurvive.